Simulation Run Time
12 Quarters (3 business years), at a screen-refresh rate of 5-15 minutes per simulated Quarter.
Topics Covered
Strategy, New Product Introduction, Product Lifecycle, Competitive Advantages, CO2 Emissions, Sustainability, Energy-Efficiency
Mission
Manage a traditional industrial holding company, with ageing products and slow growth markets.  The initial seed capital is 100M$ and your available investment budget is 230M$. You are competing against 4 virtual competitors: BaseLine Inc., QualyCare Inc., HiTech Inc. and EcoMax Inc.

Products/Markets Machinery & Equipment

Excavators

Investment: 139M$ Monthly Capacity: 120 Product Life Cycle: 25 months Sales Price: 84,000$ Monthly Revenues: 10M$ Staff: 319

Farm Tractors

Investment: 178M$ Monthly Capacity: 200 Product Life Cycle: 25 months Sales Price: 64,800$ Monthly Revenues: 13M$ Staff: 410

Forklifts

Investment: 166M$ Monthly Capacity: 288 Product Life Cycle: 25 months Sales Price: 42,000$ Monthly Revenues: 12M$ Staff: 383

Road Tractors

Investment: 239M$ Monthly Capacity: 250 Product Life Cycle: 25 months Sales Price: 69,600$ Monthly Revenues: 17M$ Staff: 551

Strategic Positioning
Customer Service	TQM/Product Quality	R&D/Innovation	HR/Training
Staff Cost +10.00% Cust.Satisfaction +50.00% Demand +4.00%	Staff Cost +8.00% Material Cost +8.00% Production +2.00% Demand +7.00%	Staff Cost +8.00% Material Cost +8.00% Demand +10.00%	Staff Cost +4.00% Material Cost +4.00% Overhead Costs -25.00% Production +2.00%

Energy-Efficiency
1.0x High Efficiency Pumps	1.0x Insulation	1.0x Process Energy	1.0x Air Pressure Systems	1.0x Ventilation	1.0x Lightning Systems
Investment: 20M$	Investment: 30M$	Investment: 25M$	Investment: 20M$	Investment: 30M$	Investment: 25M$
Material Cost -3.0%	Material Cost -5.0%	Material Cost -4.0%	Material Cost -3.0%	Material Cost -5.0%	Material Cost -4.0%